There was a large entry for the last part of the 125th Anniversary Celebrations at the Club on Sunday 14th July. Aidan Foley and John McLaughlin ran the tournament with ease and the BBQ was excellent (thanks Aoife, your Dad, Mum and Casper). Ann O'Hanlon and Siobhan O'Donovan finished the weekend in style.

The 125th Anniversary Dinner Dance

Over 170 people attended the 125th Anniversary Dinner Dance at the Old Ground Hotel on Sat 13th July. Guests included the President of Munster Tennis Stephen McCarthy and the President of Munster Badminton Michael McGrath. Rev Bob Hanna set the tone for the night with some thoughtful words before the meal. Fergus Walsh and Fr Frank Cassidy were the after dinner speakers, and both of them brought us back to the 40's , 50's and 60's when the club was rich with dedicated people who made the club the best place to be for those long summer days.

Thanks are especially due to Siobhan O'Donovan and her excellent Committee of John McLaughlin, Fergus Walsh, Collette Fannin, Aileen Daffy, Tom Byrne, Aidan Foley, Hilary O'Sullivan, Ann O'Hanlon, Muriel O'Meara and Angela O'Sullivan.

Also a special thanks to our sponsors BWG Foods, Flynn's Pharmacy, Clare Trade Supplies, Dromoland Castle, Niall McMahon, The Cassidy Family, David Williams, Oliver Moylan and Gearoid Mannion.

The Book Launch

The book on the History of the Ennis Lawn Tennis and Badminton Club was launched on Friday 12th July at the Old Ground. To a packed house Master of Ceremonies Larry Brennan introduced the speakers Jerry Cahir, Chairman John Jennings, President Oliver Moylan and author Ger Browne. An enjoyable night was had by all with people attending from afar to take a trip down memory lane. The book is 15 Euro and there is only going to be one edition. Remaining copies not already sold will be for sale in the Ennis Bookshop soon.
The book gives the history of the 4 clubs, The County Clare LTC, The Fergus LTC, The Ennis Badminton Club and the Ennis Lawn Tennis and Badminton Club. An enclosed Disc gives profiles on over 800 people from the various clubs.

Limerick LTC come to Ennis for 125th Anniversary Match

Limerick LTC came to Ennis on Sat 13th July to celebrate the Club's 125th Anniversary. The matches were excellent on what was a very hot day. Thanks are especially due to Fergus Walsh for organizing the team from Limerick LTC, Ennis Tennis Captain Aidan Foley John McLaughlin, Siobhan O'Donovan, Angela O'Sullivan and Ann O'Hanlon for taking care of everyone.

125th Anniversary Weekend 12th, 13th & 14th July 2103

Friday 12th July
8pm: Launch of the book on the History of the Club at the Old Ground Hotel.

Saturday 13th July
2pm: Ennis V. Limerick L.T.C. Friendly Match at the Club.
8pm: Dinner at the Old Ground Hotel. Tickets €30.

Sunday 14th July
1pm: Vintage Tennis Tournament & BBQ. All competitors who wear old fashioned gear will be entered in a competition for the best dressed player!!

American Tennis Tournament & BBQ Sunday 14th July at 1pm

An American Tennis Tournament and BBQ will be held this Sunday 14th July at 1pm. This is part of the 125th Club Anniversary weekend. All are welcome. Those who dress up in old fashioned gear can win a special prize. Musicians, guitar players and singers are very welcome. If you can, please bring your own patio table and chairs with your name on them.

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Badminton Ireland Parent's Forum

On Sunday the 28th of July, Badminton Ireland will hold a parent's forum and a meeting about the National Underage Squad system for 2013/2014 season.

”Parent education is as important as player education in achieving success in sports today. To make it to the top in anything is the end result of parents, players and coaches understanding their roles in a player developement process. With clear guidelines and agreements between each team member, our roles and areas of responsiblity will become clear setting up a solid platform for success. Our parents forum conference on Sunday the 28th of July will help us make these guidelines clearer so every young player can reach his/her full potential”. Tom Reidy

Parent's forum at Marino College Sunday 28th of July 15:30-16:45

Speakers: Paul Cummins (Sport Psychologist from the Irish Institute of Sport) and Tom Reidy (HP Director for Badminton Ireland).
Format: 45 minute power point presentation of Paul and Tom followed by a 30 minute panel discussion.
Contact: Email dmagee@badmintonireland.com by the 14th of July as there are a limited number of places
Applicants: All parents who have children playing competitive badminton.
Cost: Free of charge.
Squad Information: Directly after parent's forum.


Underage Squads (U13, U15 & U17) Sunday 28th of July at 17:00-18:00 pm at Marino College

Badminton Ireland invite all potential squad players and parents to our Underage Squads Meeting. The following topics will be taken up:

•Focus and goals with all Underage Squads (Tom Reidy HP Director)
•Yearly Calender for all Underage Squads (Coaches of U13, U15 & U17)
•Financial prognos for all squad sessions & team events (Coaches)
•Team Selection criteria for Team Events (Coaches U15 & U17)
•Answer any enquiries from parents or coaches (Tom Reidy, Dan Magee & Coaches)
If you have applied to attend the parent's forum, then you will automatically have a place at the Underage Meeting. If you cannot attend the parent's forum, but want to attend the Underage Meeting, no email application is necessary.

Moya, Megan and Al preparing for the Badminton Europe Summer School

Moya Ryan, Megan Bredin and Al Bredin have been invited to the 2013 edition of the BEC Summer School which will be held in Vejen, Denmark from 13 – 20 July.

55 players and 19 coaches will be attending, together with 10 staff coaches. A total of 22 different countries (Wales, Poland, Ireland, Bulgaria, Germany, Iceland, Slovenia, Czech Republic, Austria, Netherlands, Italy, Luxembourg, Macedonia, England, Belgium, Romania, Malta, Portugal, Latvia, Norway, Spain, Denmark) will be represented.

The top-quality sports facility of Vejen in Denmark has been chosen to host the 32nd BEC Summer School. The BEC Summer School is an intensive training camp for junior badminton players. The players train together at least two times per day and also experience a variety of outdoor activities. One highlight of the week is the singles tournament involving all players.

Senior Badminton Blitz

An enthusaticand energetic bunch of Senior Badminton players took to the courts on Friday 28th June for theirEnd of Season event.. (although it may in theory be the end of season, this eager gang have plans to continue playing throughtout the summer)

Kevin Dunican running a blitz for the first time did an amazing job on keeping players on their toes. Kevin showed little sympathy for those showing signs of early fatigue, no names will be mentioned “G”but you know who you are!!!!!!!

In each game pairings had 6 minutes to score as many points as possible, naturally with a time allocation this added to the excitment of the games and made for some veryspeedy moves.

There was certainly no shortage of fun on the courts and this continued into the early hours with food and a “few” drinks upstairs in the bar.

Blitz results:          Winners         Tina Daly & Hiroshi Suzuki

Runners up     Hilary O’Sullivan & Ashok Balakrishnan

                      

Again, well done to Kevin and also to Ger Healy who acted as Kevin’s right hand women.